Azercosmos, formally the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a public legal entity under Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding and the successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the government of Azerbaijan. With the telecommunication satellite Azerspace-1 the company provides broadband and broadcast services to customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and with the Earth observation satellite Azersky it provides satellite imagery and geoinformation services.
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Agency TypeNational space agency and satellite operator of Azerbaijan, wholly government-owned 1 Founded Year Headquarters HeadDunay Badirkhanov, Chairman of the Board (acting) 1 The Azercosmos leadership page (visited during this research, azercosmos.az/en/about-us/leadership) additionally lists Samaddin Asadov as Chairman of the Board and Fuad Aslanov as Vice-Chairman alongside Badirkhanov as acting chair; the exact current hierarchy is not fully clarified across the two sources. Open Questions
Annual BudgetNot disclosed
No annual budget figure is given in the sources consulted. FAQs
Does Azercosmos only provide satellite services?
No. It also carries out research and development and works with international partners.
No. Azercosmos presents itself as the space agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and its own website says it delivers a broad spectrum of services and solutions while also carrying out a wide range of research and development activities. The stated aims of that work are to foster technological advancement, to cooperate with international stakeholders and partners, to take part in major global projects, and to build local know-how.
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Source Wikipedia: AzercosmosLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kosmik Agentliyi - Azərkosmos) is a public legal entity under Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding (AZCON Holding) and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan.
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1. Wikipedia: Azercosmos
Wikipedialead section, first sentence, after the name
is a public legal entity under Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding (AZCON Holding) and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan.
History section, sentence on founding decree
On May 3, 2010, Presidential Decree ref. 885 established Azercosmos OJSCo with the purpose of implementing the launch, operation, and exploitation of telecommunication satellites for the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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key_people = Dunay Badirkhanov
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hq_location_city = Baku, Azerbaijan
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